HERRING, John Frederick the Elder, (British, 1795-1865): Depiction of single horse in barn with chickens, Oil/Wood Panel, no visible signature, 16.5" x 21", framed 20.5" x 24.5". Condition: Warpage to wood panel, heavy lacquer. From the granddaughter of Harry Bowly Hollins (September 5, 1854 – February 24, 1938) American financier, banker and railroad magnate. The family was known to have collected works by Herring which are believed to have hung in Meadow Farm, their country estate in East Islip, Long Island, New York. According to the granddaughter and other established sources, the Hollins family at one time owned some 40 works by the artist. Some of these works, such as “The Interior of a Smithy” by Herring, have been sold through Christies, Richard Green and other prominent auction houses and galleries.